This is a patch release for Gradle 6.9, containing backported bugfixes in Gradle 7.2 to Gradle 6.x.

It fixes the following issues:

• #18163 Fix excludes for substituted dependencies
• #18164 POSIX shell scripts improvements
• #18697 Fix corrupted resolution result from replacement / capability conflict
• #19328 Mitigations for log4j vulnerability in Gradle builds
• #19372 Multiple transformed artifacts selected

We recommend users upgrade to 6.9.2 instead of 6.9.

Given the context of the Log4Shell vulnerability, make sure you take a look at our blog post on this topic.

Upgrade Instructions

Switch your build to use Gradle 6.9.2 by updating your wrapper:

./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version=6.9.2

See the Gradle 6.x upgrade guide to learn about deprecations, breaking changes and other considerations when upgrading to Gradle 6.9.2.

Reporting Problems

If you find a problem with this release, please file a bug on GitHub Issues adhering to our issue guidelines. If you're not sure you're encountering a bug, please use the forum.